2015年清华大学博士生入学英语考试试题

　　Part l vocabulary(20%)(请将答案划在答题卡上)

　　Directions: There are forty incomplete sentences, in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one that completes the sentence, and then mark the corresponding letter On the Answer Sheet with' a single line through the center.

　　1. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ...........supplies of petroleum.

　　A. sufficient B. efficient C. potential D. proficient

　　2, We’d like to a table for five for dinner this evening.

　　A. preserve B. reserve C. sustain D. retain

　　3. Britain has the highest of road traffic in the world - over 60 cars for every mile of road.

　　A, popularity B. prosperity C. intensity D. density

　　4, 1 would never have a court, f law if I hadn’t been so desperate.

　　A. sought for B. accounted for C. Turned up D. resorted to

　　5. The energy by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.

　　A., transferred B. released C. conveyed D. delivered

　　6. It is required that during the process, great .cafe has to be taken to protect' the___ silk from damage,

　　A. sensitive B, sensible C, tender D. delicate

　　7. To our________Geoffrey' s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.

　　A. relief B. view C. anxiety D. judgment

　　8. The government will take some action to _______the two big quarreling companies.

　　A. jigsaw B. jot C. impulse D. reconcile

　　9. As automation became popular in most factories, labor was made________.

　　A, disincentive B. redundant C, diverse D. discontent

　　10. They have _______ her unreasonable request for her annual salary.

　　A. destined B. chorded C. repelled D. commenced

　　11. When you prepare for your speech, be sure to cite qualified sources of information and examples.

　　A. unbiased B. manipulated C. distorted D, conveyed

　　12. It is apparent that winning the scholarship is of one's intelligence in the field of physics.

　　A, parallelism B. alliteration C. testimony D. rhythm

　　13. In court he repeated his_______ that he was not guilty in front of the jury,

　　A. impressions B. alliterations C. clauses D. assertions

　　14. Shopping malls have some advantage in suffering from shorter periods of business.

　　A. stale B. slack C. ferrous D. abundant

　　15. According to the Geneva no prisoners of war shall be subject to abuse.

　　A. Customs B. Congresses C. Conventions D, Routines

　　16. Before the general election many senior citizens signed the against the spreading of nuclear arms.

　　A. contract B. petition C. supplication D. potential

　　17. Scientists believe that there is not enough oxygen in the Moon's atmosphere to_______ plant life.

　　A. adapt B. personalize C. sustain D. describe

　　18. I can't remember exactly what triggered the explosion but it was pretty________.

　　A. estimating B. devastating C. reprocessing D. preferring

　　19. The industry has pumped _ ____ amounts of money into political campaigns, making it less and less likely that politicians will deal with the issue sensibly.

　　A, potential B. substantial C, massive D, traditional

　　20.'I was entrusted to to a newspaper article making predictions for the New Year.

　　A. contribute B. detract C. convert D. entail

　　21. After 1989, the external___________ vanished, but the danger to American civilization remained.

　　A. disruption B. menace C. liability D. emergence

　　22. The government is trying to help these enterprises out of the __ by various means.

　　A. flight B. plight C. delight D. twilight

　　23. An archaeologist has to pay much attention to _____details of an unearthed object.

　　A. miserable B. minus C. minute D. moist

　　24. The girl __ her tablemate's arm to see if she was fast asleep at class.

　　A. pinched B. punched C. pitched D. preached

　　25. Most of the local people involved in the affair have been _______ and dismissed.

　　A. smuggled B. prosecuted C. saluted D. thrived

　　26. I can respect someone who is_____ for their actions, but I cannot respect someone who is always pointing the finger.

　　A. millennium B. dominant C. accountable D. commercial

　　27. All the products made in China are sold and distributed in with the U. S. Export Administration Regulations and also local country rules.

　　A. compliance B. prosperity C. merchandise D. intersection

　　28. One of the main reasons is that the university's attracts students and faculty staff all over the world.

　　A. fraud B. respondent C. misconduct D. prestige

　　29. Even though the investigation has been going on for two months, the police have ________no further details about the accident. A. comprised B. formulated C. released D. incorporated 30. They want to stimulate economic growth in the region by offering to foreign investors.

　　A. incentives B. abundances C. warriors D. outnumbers

　　31. Why be about that old coat? There' s no point in keeping it just because you were wearing it when you first met me.

　　A. sensitive B. sensible C. sentimental D. sensational

　　32. _____ and hard work are the cornerstones of this company.

　　A. Mutilation. B. Innovation' C. Empire D. Strength

　　33. The protests were part of their against the proposed building development in. the

　　A. commission B. commitment C. convention D. campaign

　　34. Stone people seem to on the pressure of working under a deadline

　　A. render B. evolve C. prevail D. thrive

　　35. These changes have not been sufficient to the losses.

　　A. stem B. stimulate C. cause D. compensate

　　36. Psychologists believe that children are easily influenced by their______.

　　A. conditions B. combinations C .peers D. granaries

　　37. Several _____ for global warming have been suggested by climate researchers.

　　A. systems B. sentences C. fallacies D. hypotheses

　　38. These natural resources will be sooner or later if the present rate of exploitation continues.

　　A. depleted B. deployed C. inclined D. mingled

　　39. The military operations yesterday were targeted at the military installations.

　　A. propelled B. commenced C. plagued D. modulated

　　40. Artificial intelligence deals partly with the between the computer and the Human brain.

　　A. profile B. mighty C. analogy D. leakage